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The Kashmir Valley is known for its natural beauty. It attracts thousands of tourists every year. The Mughal Emperor
Jahangir rightly called it as a heaven on Earth. Srinagar is the most important city of this valley. The famous Dal Lake is situated in
Srinagar. Big boats (called houseboats)keep floating in this lake. Tourist love to stay in these houseboats. The smaller boats are called
Shikaras. The main occupations of Kashmiris are farming,fruit growing,sheep rearing and weaving carpets,blankets and shawls. They also make beautiful handicrafts in wood,metals and papier
mache. (Papier mache is a paper mixed with glue or floor and water. It is moulded into boxes,tray,decorations etc.) The Pashmina shawls of Kashmir are famous all over the world. Kashmiris grow rice in the valley and on slopes of hills. They also grow many kinds of fruits in
their orchards. The apples of kashmir are liked all over the country. In some areas Kashmir
Saffron(Kesar) is cultivated. The people in kashmir wear loose
clothes
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The loose shirt they wear is called
pheran. During winter they hang a small earthen pot under the
pheran. This pot is called kangri. Burning coal is kept in it to keep oneself warm. The Kashmir Tour Packages in Valley or Vale of Kashmir is a fertile fertile verdant region enclosed by the high snow capped ridges of the Pir Panjal range to the west and south and the main Himalayan range to the East. This is one of the most beautiful regions of India. The Mughal rulers of India were always happy to retreat from the heat of the plains to the cool green heights of kashmir,where they gave their art of formal gardens its finest expression. Jehangir's last words,when he died in 1627 en route to the 'happy valley',were a simple request for 'only Kashmir'. Among kashmirs greatest attractions are the Dal Lake houseboats. During the Raj period kashmir rulers would not permit the british(who were as fond of kashmir's cool climate as the Mughals)to own land here. So they adopted the solution of building houseboats-each one a little bit of England afloat on Dal Lake. A visit to Kashmir is not complete until you have stayed on a houseboat. The Various tourist destinations in Kashmir Tour Packages are- |
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